Two characters 1 & 2 (Bert and Joe - though the names could
be changed. The dialogue and names could be adapted to orient this
skit in more of a female direction), sit together on the ground, as
if in a lifeboat on the sea. An unseen voice (V) periodically speaks
up in the middle of their conversation.

1 - Joe, I donít know how much more of this I can take. Weíve
been in this stupid boat for days!

2 - Thirteen, to be exact, Bert.

1 - Iíve lost track of the days. It seems like forever.

2 - You got that right.

1 - When will it all end? Thereís got to be some other ship on this
ocean which could float by and save us.

2 - I donít know. I once read about a menís soccer team from Peru
that crash landed in the mountains of South
America. I think they
started hearing voices, too.

1 - Oh, no. What happened to them?

2 - Some were eventually rescued, but they were so hungry they
started eating each other.

(both look at each other in horror)

1 - I would never eat you, Joe

2 - Me neither.

1 - Besides, how could I build a fire on this boat to cook you?

2 - That was a joke, right?

1 - Of course it was!... I think.

2 - We still have some bags of chips. Iím not sure how long theyíll
last, however.

1 - Small portions! Thatís the key. Eat just enough to get by. Make
it stretch.

2 - You got it.

1 - Thinking about food makes me hungry, though.

2 - Maybe we should talk about something else.

V - "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never
be hungry, and whoever believes in mewill never be
thirsty." (John 6:35)

1 - Thereís that voice again. Where is it coming from?

2 - It must just be in your head, man.

1 - But you heard it, too, didnít you?

2 - Yeah. If weíre going psychotic, we must be doing it in sync.

1 - I donít know about that, but the voice didnít sound like it
was just inside my head. It seemed to come
from outside the boat.

2 - Youíre right. But if it wasnít just us, who or what was it?

1 - Maybe ... maybe it was God.

2 - God?

1 - Yeah, God.

2 - Are you starting to get all "religious" now that weíre
stuck here.

1 - Well, you said we should "think outside the boat."

2 - I was talking about our rescue.

1 - God doesnít do "search and rescue?"

2 - Well ... I mean ... Yeah, he does, but ...

1 - So, the voice could be God talking.

2 - I suppose, if you put it that way, yes.

1 - Maybe thereís hope.

2 - Maybe.

1 - I donít know. It still seems like weíve been here forever.

2 - It could be a long time before we get out of this boat.

1 - Like a year.

2 - Or at least until next summer.

1 - I donít know if I can make it that long. The school year has
only just begun. June is so far away!

2 - Weíve done it before.

1 - But itís different in high school. Back in elementary we had
recess. Now weíve got Algebra and English
and the History of
Western Civilization. Aaargh!

2 - Donít forget "Health Education."

1 - Donít remind me... Then thereís all the other Ďstuff í
that comes with being a teenager. Sometimes it all
seems like a waste.

2 - Yeah - like an ocean surrounding us with no shore in sight.

1 - And here we are, you and me, stuck in the same stupid boat just
floating aimlessly on this crazy sea.

2 - At least weíve got each other.

1 - And God?

2 - Yeah, and God.

V - "Come to me, all you who are tired and have heavy loads,
and I will give you rest. Accept myteachings and
learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in spirit, and you will
find restfor your lives.
The teaching I ask you to accept is easy. The load I give you to carry
is light."(Matthew 11:28-30)